Good morning everyone!  Skies are mostly clear early this morning and temperatures range from the low 30s here in Clifton down to the middle 20s further inland, winds are gusty out of the west up to 35 mph.

Today we will have plenty of sunshine, it will be quite windy this morning but the winds will diminish this afternoon, temperatures will be below normal with highs only in the 40s.

A weak warm front will cause skies to cloud up tonight and there is a chance of snow by tomorrow morning changing to rain by noontime, accumulations should be from a dusting up to one inch. It will be warmer during the afternoon but a cold front will cross the area late in the day.

A low pressure is expected to develop along a front to our south, latest models have most of the snow staying south of the area but has been the case lately the models come north as we get closer to the event.   At the present time 2-4 inches of snow is possible.

Dry and chilly Sunday into Monday.

Another low pressure area should give us some more precipitation late Monday night into Tuesday, at this time it looks to be a mainly rain event but it may start off as snow especially across higher elevations inland.

Finally it looks like nice spring weather will begin by the end of next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APR 5 – Mostly sunny with diminishing winds, high in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness, low in the low 30s.

FRIDAY – APR 6 – Snow likely changing to rain, high in the mid 50s, accumulations less than an inch.

SATURDAY – APR 7 – Cloudy with snow likely after 8 a.m., high near 40, snow accumulations of 2-4 inches possible.

SUNDAY – APR 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – APR 9 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 40s.

TUESDAY – APR 10 – Cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 50.

WEDNESDAY – APR 11 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST:  A small craft advisory is in effect for westerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories expected Friday through Sunday; no advisories expected on Monday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning everyone!   We have cloudy skies early this morning with dense fog in many areas, temperatures range from around 40 in Clifton down to the middle 30s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

A strong cold front will cross the area around noon preceded by showers and milder temperatures and followed by clearing and becoming very windy with gusts to 50 mph possible into this evening.  Colder at night with only slowly diminishing winds.

Thursday will be a dry but chilly day.

A weak frontal system may give us a short burst of snow Friday morning before changing to rain.

Another storm system will give us a chance of rain or snow on Saturday followed by clearing and continued chilly weather Sunday and Monday.

A stronger storm may affect our area on Tuesday with mainly a rain event but the precipitation may start off as snow.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APR 4 – Fog and drizzle this morning, becoming milder with showers with a isolated thunderstorm around noon, clearing and becoming very windy this afternoon with gusts to 50 mph possible, high in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, breezy and colder, low in the low 30s.

THURSDAY – APR 5 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

FRIDAY – APR 6 – Cloudy with rain or snow in the morning then rain in the afternoon, high in the upper 50s.

SATURDAY – APR 7 – Cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the low 40s.

SUNDAY – APR 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – APR 9 – Partly sunny with a chance of rain in the afternoon, high in the upper 40s.

TUESDAY – APR 10 – Cloudy with a chance of rain possibly beginning as snow, high near 50.

MARINE FORECAST:  A gale warning is in effect until 4 a.m. Thursday morning for southwest winds switching to the west-northwest and gusting to 40 knots, seas 6-9 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories likely Thursday and Friday; no advisories expected Saturday and Sunday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning everyone!   Skies are mostly cloudy early this morning and temperatures range from the low 30s in Clifton to the upper 20s further inland, winds are light southerly.   Yesterday in Clifton I recorded 6.5 inches of snow which was the most snow in April since 1982.

Today a warm front will be approaching the area from the south, rain from this system will develop by noon and continue into this evening, temperatures will be chilly during the day but stay steady or even rise a bit tonight.

We should be in the warm sector tomorrow morning with temperatures rising to the 50s and low 60s, however a cold front may touch off a shower or thunderstorm in the early afternoon, it will become windy with gusts to 35 mph.

Thursday should be dry, breezy and chilly.

Not as cold on Friday but there will be a chance of showers as a cold front crosses the area.

As of now the weekend looks to be mainly dry but with below normal temperatures.

Low pressure will give us a chance of rain or wet snow on Monday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APR 3 – Cloudy with rain developing by noon, high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Rain likely mainly before 9 p.m.  temperatures steady in the mid 40s.

WEDNESDAY – APR 4 – Cloudy with a chance of drizzle in the morning then a chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mild and windy with highs in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – APR 5 – Sunny and cooler, high in the upper 40s.

FRIDAY – APR 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 50s.

SATURDAY – APR 7 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – APR 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – APR 9 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – Southeast wind to 11 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – A gale watch will be in effect between 7 a.m. Wednesday morning through 7 a.m Thursday morning; Small craft conditions expected to continue Thursday through Saturday.

Have a nice day!

Good snowy morning everyone!    Moderate to heavy snow is falling early this morning and temperatures range from the low 30s in Clifton to the middle 20s further inland, winds are northerly about 10 mph.  Accumulation so far is around 2 inches which already makes this the most April accumulation since 2003.

Snow will continue heavy at times before tapering off around 9 a.m., accumulations of 4-6 inches are expected, if we get more than 4 inches it will be the heaviest snow since the April blizzard in 1982.   We should see some clearing this afternoon which will help melt most of the snowpack with highs in the 40s.

Another frontal system with a warm front moving toward the area on Tuesday, rain from this system will affect our area by Tuesday morning possibly some freezing rain well inland at higher elevations.

The warm front will move north of us Wednesday morning with a southwest flow of much milder air.  Then a cold front will cross the area Wednesday afternoon giving us more showers and even a possible thunderstorm.

Much cooler and windy on Thursday.

Still another frontal system may give us some rain or snow Friday evening into Saturday morning.   A low pressure may develop on the front but the heaviest precipitation at this time should stay to our south but any northward movement may give us another chance of snow over the weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APR 2 – Snow this morning ending by 10 a.m., partly sunny this afternoon, high in the mid 40s, total snow accumulation of 4-6 inches.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy, low in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – APR 3 – Periods of rain, high in the mid 40s.

WEDNESDAY – APR 4 – Mostly cloudy, breezy and milder with showers and possibly a thunderstorm, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – APR 5 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high in the upper 40s.

FRIDAY – APR 6 – Partly sunny, high in the low 50s.  Chance of rain or snow at night.

SATURDAY – APR 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – APR 8 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST:  A small craft advisory is in effect until 3 p.m. this afternoon for northeast winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft conditions with possible gales Tuesday night into Wednesday; small craft advisories likely to continue Thursday and Friday.

CLIFTON MONTHLY SUMMARY  MARCH 2018.

March averaged around 2 degrees below normal and March was colder than February, that has happened only 3 times in the last 45 years, 1984, 2017 and 2018.

Precipitation total 4.30 inches which is around normal.  However it was the snowiest March since my records began with 27.3 inches accumulating.    3 inches fell on the 2nd, 14 inches on the 7th, 2.5 inches on the 13th and 7.8 inches on the 21st.

The highest temperature was 61 degrees recorded on the 1st.  The lowest temperature was 24 degrees recorded on the 17th.

Enjoy the April snow this morning!

Good Easter morning!   Skies are cloudy early this morning and temperatures range from the mid 40s in Clifton to around 40 further inland, winds are light southwesterly.

A weakening cold front will cause clouds this morning with a slight chance of a shower.  The front will come through the area around noon followed by a brisk west-northwest flow of air.  Temperatures will rise to around 60 during the early afternoon dropping to around 50 by sunset.

Yes we are going to have some snow tomorrow morning as low pressure develops to our south and move quickly offshore, snow from this system will fall mainly between 4 and 10 a.m., accumulations of 3-5 inches are possible mainly on colder surfaces, however the roads may just be wet with some slush.  Clearing will take place in the afternoon and with the high sun angle this time of year will help melt most if not all of the snow by sunset.

Another frontal system will likely give us rain on Tuesday possibly beginning as a wintery mix well inland.   Quite mild on Wednesday ahead of the cold front that will come through in the afternoon accompanied by some showers.

Thursday should be dry with cool temperatures.

Another system will give us a chance of rain or snow Friday night into Saturday morning.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APR 1 – Cloudy with a chance of a shower this morning then becoming partly sunny and breezy this afternoon, high near 60.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy in the evening then cloudy with snow developing after midnight, low in the low 30s.

MONDAY – APR 2 – Cloudy with snow in the morning then partly sunny in the afternoon, high in the mid 40s,  total accumulations of 3-5 inches expected.

TUESDAY – APR 3 – Cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning then showers likely in the afternoon, high in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – APR 4 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of a shower in the morning with showers likely in the afternoon, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – APR 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

FRIDAY – APR 6 – Partly sunny, high in the low 50s, chance of rain at night.

SATURDAY – APR 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of morning rain or snow, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST:  A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – Possible small craft advisories for during the day on Monday; no advisories expected for Monday night; advisories expected from late Tuesday through Thursday with some gales possible Wednesday morning.

Happy Easter!